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In this video, I dive deep into some of the music from Hotline Miami as suggested by you! I hope you enjoy this first time musical journey with me. This episode includes the songs "Sexualizer" by Perturbator, "Hydrogen" by M.O.O.N., and "Daisuke" by El Huervo.
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Hotline Miami is a 2012 top-down shooter game developed by Dennaton Games and published by Devolver Digital for Windows. The game is set in 1989 Miami, and revolves primarily around an unnamed silent protagonist-dubbed "Jacket" by fans-receiving coded messages on his answering machine instructing him to commit massacres against the local Russian mafia. The gameplay blends a top-down perspective with stealth, and the story features extreme violence and surreal storytelling, along with a soundtrack and visuals inspired by 1980s culture.
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My thoughts on Hydrogen’s title is that it’s the simplest possible element. One proton. One electron. That’s it. And yet look what it can do.
I like this take.
Yeessssssssss preach fam
That's one hell of a way to put it
DAMN THAT'S A GODDAMN GOOD EXPLANATION.
I’ve never thought about it this way. immaculate take !! :D
there are a few more tracks from both parts of hotline miami that are just gorgeous - M.O.O.N. - Dust - Perturbator - Miami Disco - Scattle - Knock Knock - Scattle - Inner Animal - Perturbator - Electric Dreams - Jasper Byrne - Hotline - Scattle - Remorse - Dubmood - Richard - Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster - Carpenter Brut - Le Perv
i agree
- El Huervo - Rust - El Huervo - Turf And of course; - Coconuts - silverlight
Yeah roller mobster is really cool drive dark synthwave
what this guy said, if SPG is going to do a part 2 of hotline miami he needs to listen to some of those
Scattle Knock Knock and M.O.O.N. Dust are my favorites off the soundtrack.
I feel like Perturbator and Carpenter Brut really blew up after Hotline Miami. Maybe they had an audience before the game but I wasn't even aware of the whole synthwave style before it. Hydrogen is THE song of Hotline Miami. First mission (right?), you hear this banger song start and you are wondering how the game actually is and BAM, the first enemy kills you in one hit. You restart, learn where the enemies are positioned and get further and further in the map. You learn the basics of the game to this song, such an iconic memory to me.
Nope, Lmao. The song of the first mission is "Paris" also by M|O|O|N. Still a banger though. Hydrogen sounds in Decadence, Neighbord, and Deadline
In fact, it's from the fourth level, "Decadeance" . If you don't know how much I'm grateful to have known this game not only because of the game itself, which is a work of art in itself, but also because of all the topics to which I was introduced by the eighties aesthetic, synthwave music, pixel art and how to forget its cinematographic inspirations such as: "taxi Driver", "full metal jacket" and of course "Drive".
If you're planning on doing more Hotline Miami stuff, I'd be interested in seeing your opinions on Run by iamthekidyouknowwhatimean, which was featured in Hotline 2's OST. It's a very unique track, and one of most memorable ones for me, personally.
I hope he does it too. It's a strange track but my personal favorite one.
I second this.
"what the heck is this wacky soundtrack?" >>>>>> "HAHA REVERSE GUITAR GOES 🗣️🗣️🗣️🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶"
I was recently just walking outside and this just began playing. Every time that banger comes on i just imagine having a panic attack after having a mental breakdown while running from nothing.
Run is fantastic
bro looks like father
😂😂😂
Lol fr
More like martin brown
The son reacts to hia game
lol
Did you know that M.O.O.N was 15 when he recorded his music for HM? Also would love to hear Quixotic still by Moon,Divide by magna and Decade Dance by Jasper Byrne (for that evil feeling)
for real? that's crazy he's talented
Damn 15? Guys going places
The developers mentioned they simply made a game featuring the music they liked to listen to, and picked some of the most hypnotic tracks to create the atmosphere fitting the mix of psychedelic experiences and reality in Hotline Miami so well.
It's funny how even after all this time, close to ten years after I played the games, I still instinctively tap my feet to M.O.O.N. and hear the gunshots, door slamming and death noises from the game. :D It really just puts you in that vibe.
Masterpieces. Game and the song.
When i hear the into to sexualizer, i hear tires screeching
"Deep Cover" by Sun Araw is a song I would recommend from the FIRST Hotline Miami game. Not one of the more popular songs on the soundtrack, but it has such ambience to it that gets overlooked. The feeling it gives off when looking at the visuals from the actual game and one simple action: Waking up in your apartment.
That song while on acid is a nice experience
That's the one that stuck with me the longest. Along with Hydrogen.
the song itself puts off so much ambience that i like to see as jacket acknowledging what hes doing for example the lyrics "here i am" being him crying out for the authorities to stop him
Horse steppin is such a psychedelic masterpiece that I often forget it’s from a video game
Hydrogen is such an incredible track, it really inspired me and my approach to making beats; simplicity doesn't mean simple.
Both Hotline's OSTs are legendary. I'd suggest checking out Bloodline, Le Perv, Musikk per Automatikk, In The Face of Evil, The Way Home, Fahkeet, Blizzard. There are honestly so many tracks that are totally worth listening
Daisuke is the kind of songs I like to listen to as I walk through the city. By far one of my favorite tracks of the saga.
nice selections for the reation :D honorable mentions: "MOON - Dust" "Pertubator feat. Noir Deco - Technoir" "Magic sword - in the face of evil" , "the way home" "El Huervo - Rust" and ofc. the introtrack for HM2: "the green kingdom - Untitled", which kinda feels like a calm before s* hits the fan ;) hope after you got into burry the light, you might take a look into Metal Gear Risings soundtrack. the vocal tracks of the bossthemes all kinda tell their origin and are completely bangers (especially "red sun" and "The Only Thing I Know For Real")
I would also add "Coconuts - Silverlight", it's super moody and iconic in the game Would also love to see his reaction to metal gear rising especially "stains of time"
80's vibe Pertubator was the best there was, his whole Sexualizer EP was peak, "Meet Jimmy" paints such a beautiful picture. Now his darker synth is not bad at all, but there's something about these hot Miami night songs that are just more earthly, closer in feeling than the fictitious "fighting fleshy robotic abominations in a cyberpunk dystopia" that excellent songs like "Death Squad", "Vers us" or "Excess (ft. Health)" can give you.
I'm loving Hotline Miami reactions!! Hope you make more
It's awesome when you take these ambient/mood setting songs and add melodic content! They fit together great!
Glad you like it! Thank you RG!
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Channel members get to see videos at least a day ahead of the masses.
Super happy to see you cover this! This game practically made my taste in music what it is! 😮
I love to see a fandom come alive whenever these videos come out! I still haven't played the games, but I've heard so much of their music just from random recommendations, and it's delightful to hear someone else's opinions on them.
OMG!!! It's been so long with this game and I'm still in love since day 1, I love your reactions to the music, so nice to see someone analyze and describe how they perceive the music and even give us a bit of a stringed interpretation!! I thank you and the algorythm for suggesting this! If you do any more tracks I'd be thrilled to watch, almost all pieces from both games are top notch!
It's so cool to see you go through some of my favourite games soundtracks! Super excited and hopeful for a Payday 2 video in future!
Okay I was instantly addicted to the arpeggiator in Sexualizer! That whole song is a vibe!! Personally arpeggiators are my favorite things to play with on DAWs because you can easily lay down a foundation while also experimenting with the key and tune you want. Oooh simple rhythms that elicit any kind of dance are great in my book! I especially like the slow build ups because it gives you time to process the foundation while enjoying the new layers. It's so cool how just alternating staccato and legato can really make the music feel like a living entity instead of just background music! In general I don't actively seek out tracks like Daisuke El Huervo because they're better off as background music when I'm concentrated on something else. Still, I appreciate the structure and ambiance of the track!
Back in 2019 when I found out Hotline Miami existed and fell in love with it, I've been listening to the OST of 1 & 2 basically everyday 💜
So excited to finally see another creator analyze the Hotline Miami soundtracks. Looking forward to these!
One of my favorite game soundtracks and an important contribution to the modern synthwave ouvre! Also, your discussions of the simplicity of some of these tunes reminds me of the One Note Samba in this regard. Great vid!
Hotline Miami has one of the most fun and jarring music I've heard. Perfect for the game it's on. You can feel the short and very alike pieces linked toguether with a small variation repeating once and again without tiring or overwhelming you. I'm honestly curious about your opinion on another of my favorite OST from videogames with SuperGiant's Transistor.
out of all the previous videos ive seen his violin definitely compliments these songs the most
Hotline miami introduced me into Synthwave, darksynth etc. Best type of music and im so greatful for them.
I know I'm like two weeks late to this video, but like man I really like what you have to say about some of my favorite tracks from one of my all time favorite games. The main two really points I really liked from you was how hydrogen is like a breath and your all breathing....and I think that is absolutely a brilliant take. Cuz my take on Hydrogen from actually playing the game is that its like a heartbeat where if you make one misstep its all over and spills disaster and death. So you got to keep the heart beat going longer. Now El Huervo is like my ALL time favorite song from Hotline Miami, just the absolute calm and peace it brings just listening to that song especially when its late a night and your on a drive. Its so relaxing and makes me feel like im floating in another existence and makes me feel this sense of tranquility, and your point on how its a similar vibe we can all come to listen to it as one and feel the same is great.
This is amazing! Love the vids, dude.
Your first cover gave me huge Katana Zero vibes, another great game with a great OST
man i wish the DLC would come out... its been a long while
@@johnynoway9127 just like silksong I wonder which will come out first.
@@nickelakon5369 prob silksong.. i doubt KZ dlc gona come out ever
Whoa, thanks! HM strated my fondness for Synthwave. And I could listen to the entire album covered / enhanced by you. Amazing!
This is the type of music I always wanted to get into, but I just dont even know where to start. Stuff like this makes my heart race and gets me moving, I absolutely love it with all my body, even if on the outside I'm just lightly bumping my head. Especially hydrogen, which has lived in my head rent-free for years and years. Even the slow ones, which make me want to drink coffee at a cafe on a rainy night while I do research for my book. I loved hearing you talk about them, and I loved your additions to them. I know you can't circulate them online for legal reasons, but whats up, I'll meet you out back of the supermarket and buy your mixtape straight out the trunk.
Your solos are amazing, you are truly talented. thank you sm, this was a joy to listen to.
Thank you so much!
I don’t know how much time it’d take, but is there a chance for your covers to be released separately at the same time as the main video? They’re amazing and I wanna loop em haha Edit to clarify: just the ones like in this video where you add in your own flair to the tracks, even if they aren’t necessarily the whole track they’re incredibly well done and always a treat
I usually make separate shorts of the ones I really like but that's far as it goes. It cannot be legally released on Spotify in this form for example.
@@StringPlayerGamerOfficial ahh okay, that makes sense, thanks for responding!
Definitely more holiness Miami you killed the colab I'm here for this entertaining content my guy sub earned 💯
You need to hear Divide from Hotline Miami 2 Btw most of the songs has that repeat beat because the game is a fast killing game so the player has to focus on the game while having something in the background
I want to exhaust the first game before heading to the second.
@@StringPlayerGamerOfficialthen I reccomend Knock Knock by Scattle, It is a great song, but Its probably one of the most represenatives when It comes to Hotline Miami's message and theme.
Perturbator is so damn good Deep Cover by Sun Arraw (or also called War Anus) and Silver Light by Coconut are trully experimental, never heard this kind of music in a game if isnt a experimental game like Postal 1 and Cry of Fear with that wierd sad/horror music like.
Great reaction video! Will watch more.. I LOVE Synthwave / Darksynth but now I have to revisit Ed Alleyne Johnson 's Purple Electronic Violin Concerto 😁 You woke some 90s memories up 🙏
Cool reaction video, and great soundtrack. I love the Cindy and Fat Chocobo in the background btw, nice mascots. :)
15:00 maybe it was not intentional but he created a remix of hydrogen and dust ....and that was phenomenal.....
I just love Hotline Miami. I really liked your cover of Daisuke. The violin, although it creates a slightly different atmosphere, still sounds cool. If you are going to make another video on the OST of this game, then I advise you to listen to “Roller Mobster - Carpenter Brut” and “Run - iamthekidyouknowwhatimean”. These are my favorite tracks. As well as the tracks “You are the blood - Castanets” and “Silver Lights - Coconuts”. I find them the most interesting in the game.
It is sooooo awesome that the new generation embraces Synth. 😊 it is ❤
Oh man, I resonate so much with how you're reacting to these. Especially as Hydrogen built up over time. I remember playing Hotline Miami for the first time and I kept dying over and over because I was too focused on the music. Specifically the level that uses Hydrogen is also one of the earlier ones with a very dark context in terms of what's going down in the environment, and this was the perfect track to represent that level's sense of unease. This game and its sequel are definitely the best examples out there of how a creative game developer can use a soundtrack entirely composed of licensed music to great effect. My favorite track in Hotline Miami though is definitely Miami Disco by Perturbator, used in the level "Push It" which is set in a nightclub, and it fits PERFECTLY.
I highly recommend the OST of both Bastion and Transistor. Love the soundtracks you pick!
I really hope you explore more songs from this game, so many of them give that synth vibe in such a nice way, my personal recommendation for one to look at is Vengeance or Knock Knock
Hotline miami 1 and 2 are masterpieces. The sountracks alone are incredible
HL2's She Swallowed Burning Coals is by far my favorite ost from the series with HL2's main menu theme being close in second
Oh my god damn the strings starting at 15:07. Elevate my soul why dont you good sir 😂Have a sub my dude. Good stuff!
I've got a few songs I'm still listening to since I first played both Hotline Miami 1 and 2 which I think are quite underrated. - M.O.O.N. - Dust (HM2) -El Huervo - Turf (HM) -Mega Drive - Slum Lord (HM2) -Jasper Byrne - Miami (HM) -Scattle - It's safe now (HM)
I will live and die by how good Daisuke from El Huervo is. My favorite track from the series. Fits perfectly with how it plays in the cutscenes after each brutal level where you just chill and talk to your friend Beard.
It would be interesting to see your reaction to Deep Cover by Sun Araw, which was featured on Hotline Miami soundtrack as well It's a very different kind of song and it took me a few listens to fully get into it
Would be cool if you have a listen to the soundtrack of Otxo, which as a game is trying to capture the high-octane rush that is known to Hotline Miami. Plus the whole game, music and all, is made by one guy and I think it's really impressive
Hydrogen is a clean and simple song, but it manages to drill itself into you while playing the game. I just remember grinding a level over and over with such tension while this song is playing. Your analysis of the the repeated tension/release fits so well with the gameplay loop. Very tense moments, as you mentally prepare and commit to attacking an enemy, followed by immediate relief for a while if you pull it off.
Love your solo and reaction of HM ost. Hope that someday you’ll try knock knock by scattle basically my personal favorite track out of all hotline Miami ost
Sun Araw - Deep Cover and Sun Araw - Horse Steppin' classics
Love Daisuke, heck, I love El Huervo's stuff in general. I recommend Turf from the first Hotline Miami game, also by him, amazing song.
Oh man this is gonna be good. The first and second game have an amazing soundtrack.
The way that you FEEL music is TIGHT! God i love sounds of violin
Justo he terminado esta obra maestra indie y me traes un análisis. Un servicio 10/10.
He’s actually sitting on your back RIGHT NOW watching what you do. Don’t look back at him or he’ll know you know.
@@Tweedle-Stupid OH NOOOOO
Really neat coincidence: parts of the melody played over Hydrogen sounded like Dust, also by MOON, from the Hotline Miami 2 soundtrack.
Please do More of Hotline Miami!! The whole soundtrack for Both of you Can!!! Every song is Amazing!!!
Ooh PLEASE!! i wuold love seeing you reacting to Payday 2 Soundtracks, they're bangers (Especially: Razormind, Odd to greed, and Mayhem in suit)
Again excellent vid ;) And if you want some title I can advice with Mass effect 1 2 and 3 and if you want more theatral there is dark souls ^^ Good continuation !
7:20 Not exactly. In an interview the two main developers stated that they had a bunch of random music installed on their computer, liked how they sounded and tried to make the vibes of the game fit the music. So sort of the inverse i guess
You kinda look like Father from the first game.
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Both Hotline Miami 1 & 2 have absolutely AMAZING soundtracks. Please please listen to more from these games.
Dude, Hotline Miami OST is a masterpiece, both games are amazing. My favorite from the first one is Miami Disco, and from the second one is Sexualizer, both are by Pertubartor, and they are amazing.
I would love for you to look at more Perturbator man! His stuff is so deep and takes so many twists and turns in terms of themes over the course of his albums. His more recent works "New Model" and "Lustful Sacraments" moves away from the synthwave theme and is a lot darker and moody. Guy is a genius with synths.
If you wanna do another video on Hotline Miami, I would recommend to look at either: El Huervo - Turf, Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster, |M|O|O|N| - Dust, Pertubator - Future Club, Carpenter Brut - Le Perv or my personal favourite: Light Club - Fahkeet
Please do a review of the F.U.R.I. songs Make This Right y by The Toxic Avenger, and You're Mine by Carpenter Brut.
You're mine is absolute sexo
Theres more songs You can analyze in that Game! Some evokes Fury, Sadness, Violence, but another calm, piece, relax. It's very curious anda fascinating, please more vids from this Game! ❤
Oh sh-t. I remember you, you did a bunch of acapella back in the day. Good to see you're still making content. For better or worse it's funny that you're talking about Hotline Miami, as you kind of look like the Russian mafia leader (Father), just slightly less unhinged.
If you ever wanted to hear this type of OST in terms of tracks from independent artists picked for the game, I can recommend Ruiner (top down action game with cyberpunk esthetic). But they go further with choosing much more gritty, melancholic and sometimes more brutal music than Hotline Miami. Even if not for the video, I would still recommend to check it out. Love segments with your playing, it really makes you feel same music with the different perspective ❤
You should definitely listen to the soundtrack of Noita. Specifically tracks such as Beat of the Kosmos, Looting the rainforest and Timing chain.
Your violin really integrated with Sexualizer and I loved it. Where can I find a complete version?
Dope impro, my man:)
I think you'll really enjoy the band "Gunship." They are in this same music genre scene but they write more traditional song with lyrics and Verse/Chorus structures. Song suggestions: Tech Noir and/or Dark All Day. They make really awesome music videos too if you want to check those out.
Please do more hotline miami soundtrack reaction :3 It's pretty awesome, there is also hotline miami 2. Some of my fav ones are >Quixotic - M.O.O.N >Dust - M.O.O.N >Le perv - Perturbator >Remorse - Scattle
One of my favorite songs from hotline miami 2 has to be Divide - Magna, it's very good
Scattle and Jasper Byrne's works are made for the game, and they're easily the best parts of both games, at least to me.
For more Hotline Miami suggestions, you should do the tracks Hotline followed by Miami, both by Jasper Byrne.
That first addition with the electronic fiddle going quick was cake.
love your ellectro violine sound
that fiddle is so cool
Second part please this have potential
Now you gotta do Payday series. PLEASE! The game had a crossover with Hotline Miami and made a few unique tracks to it called "Evil eye", "Breath of Death" and "Hot Pursuit"
More of these, sir!
Hotline Miami 1 and 2 OSTs completely changed my interest in music in general, since almost 10 years from now I'm still listening it nowadays.
From the first game's OST, I would recommend checking Silver Lights, by Coconuts.
Not only is the music solid vibes, but when you're focused on the game, this is amazing background music. Really nailed the 80's trance aesthetic
i get that youre going for video game music on your channel, but you should check out infected mushroom, specifically heavyweight or flamingo, if you really like the feels of just rocking out
I'd recommend Bloodborne's "Ludwig, the Holy Blade", and "Gehrman, the First Hunter" they really send chills down my tiny little spine. Also great video!
What would be nice for him to react to the Hotline miami 2 custom campaign's. There were many good ones the best so far was the "Hunter Red star/Brotherhood" series of music used was so perfectly used for the levels.
JOOOOO that violin cover over the song was siiiiick!
Hotline miamis OST, despite being from independent artists, fits the themes and feel of the game perfectly! Would recommend knock knock, it's safe now, le perv, dust, roller mobster, run, and remorse. Though tbh the entire OST, both 1 and 2, are fantastic and really every song is worth a listen.
I'd really like to see how you react to the wild assortment of tracks in the Lisa franchise. "She's Back Again, She's Gone Again" is absolutely a top runner that something like this NEEDS to hear in their life.
Flatline is an amazing track from Hotline Miami, please do an album listen along!
The inspiration for Daisuke was main theme from the game "Secret of Mana" 1993
Can you please do Gran Turismo musics next? I'm surprised that not many people ever talk about them (preferably the PS1 and PS2 installments)
I highly recommend listening to the game ost ready or not, I'm sure you're going to love :D Some recommended tracks are Fast Food, Gas Station Combat Theme and Hotel Combat Theme